Thread by @JunishaDama

One city whose food landscape has transformed through the pandemic, is #Pune. I've lived there for 2 years, and continue to frequent it every other month.
This food thread is long overdue. Think of it as a love letter to Pune. Since 2019, it's a new food city completely!

There's Felice Pasticceria in #Kothrud with it's in-house bakery. The face, like most in Pune, is pretty and their croissants are superior. They use Blue Tokai to make several coffees and are overall, quietly doing a killer job.

In #Baner Tokyo Bakery offers curry breads, fromage, custard buns, stuffed croissants - everything is Japanese-inspired!

We Idliwale has changed the face of South Indian food in a city that once loved only Vaishali/Rupali. Chicken curry with idli, kori Roti with mutton saru, there's a lot more at their dine-in in #VimanNagar, and a limited menu at the darshini-style We Idliwale Mini in #Baner

Yeti & The Monk in #Aundh, rather #Khadki is giving the city a peak into Tibetan/Nepali food with mighty pork momos, thukpa, and a host of other things. They also make a kick-ass Vietnamese coffee.

I'm partial to the craft beer at Independence Brewing Co #Balewadi. I've always loved their outdoor space, tenderloin sandos, bacon croquettes, and their porters. I consistently pray they'll pour the porter 'Serendipity' that they created for Tapped 2019.

Soy Como Soy is sitting out of #KalyaniNagar and offering Nikkei (Peruvian-Japanese) cuisine, and Chef Rohit has changed the game with the meat offerings and sauces. Although their ramen, hamachi carpaccio are all great too!

I first got a chance to experience Chef Ambar Rose's prowess in 2018. In 2022 too, Brasserie Cinq on #DholePatilRoad where French-Italian food takes centre stage is absolutely brilliant. Eggplant nachos, butter-poached crab terrain, steak frites, linguine with proscuito is 🤌🤌

There's also Mighty Crust Pizzeria in #Shivajinagar and #PimpleNilakh for NY-style thin crust pizzas.

They use local ingredients and offer one of the better pepperoni pizzas I've ever eaten!

I know Le Plaisir in #DeccanGymkhana is a crowd-favourite since years! But their Panna Cotta continues to be a hit!

I don't have too many photos of Ginkgo in #Kothrud. But in Pune, it's by far, the best Japanese food I've had the chance of trying. Karage, sushi, ramen, and more. I also tried their bento box, which came to Mumbai via a special pop-up and it's been nothing short of brilliant

Tbh, #Kothrud is killing it with the kind of eateries that open up there. Maskawala &Co does great Irani-style omelettes, and their chicken/mutton cutlet is worth taking the trip to the neighborhood.

There's also Barometer in #Kothrud which is perpetually full, even on a weekday afternoon.

They do global plates! Lots of Mediterranean influences here, like this plate of prawns and chicken steak with saffron rice.

I have other smaller favourites. Like Appa in #NarayanPeth which does a great vada sambhar, sabudana khichdi with koshimbir. They have other branches too, but this one was always a favourite.

An old favourite of mine was Brota in #Kothrus. It's a dingy space, Rickey tables, and they only make Brota sandwiches. But the char on the kebabs and the way they grilled their meats... absolutely perfect!

Excuse the bad photos, but some of the best beef fry and parotta, fish fry, and morru I've had in Pune was at Kerala Restaurant in #Aunch. It's more of a mess, under Kerala Store which sells rose appams, tapioca chips, and Eastern's masalas.

Kinki in #Balewadi was always a great idea to go to for sushi. Of course, it's no match to Gong along the same street. But for the price, Kinki did a wonderful job.

Okay, maybe Toscano in #KoregaonPark can be a bit of an oversell. But their Smoked Cheesecake is brilliant! The flavour is just something else.

Ukiyo is another place that's GREAT for Japanese food. It's inside Ritz Carlton, so obviously pricey...but worth every penny!

Okay, tbh, I didn't know Sev Pav was a thing until I moved to Pune. And this tiny stall, Samarth Foods, in #Kothrud was where I've snacked several such pavs

I don't have a great picture of the chicken burger from Burger in #Camp either. But, yeah, trust Punekars to be proud of this place and well for ₹120 bucks, I was sold!